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as in consensuses
the state of being of one opinion about something
we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives
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as in pacts
an arrangement about action to be taken
we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework
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Recent Examples of agreements
The settlement was one among 75 agreements the agency finalized that year as part of a program for Swiss banks to resolve potential criminal liabilities in the United States.
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Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Prices are holding, possibly because agreements were struck before the war, but new deals will likely see discounts, with buyers seeking cuts of up to 30%.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Few details have been made public about the filming because non-disclosure agreements remain in effect.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Wilson Mallard, Georgia Power’s director of renewable development, also took issue with the proposal to waive interconnection agreements for the devices.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Not all counties are pulling out of agreements, however.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
The decision means the department will no longer play a role in enforcing those agreements, which called for schools to take steps to comply with federal civil rights law.
—Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Goldberg said that the district is waiting to see if rescinding of these agreements will affect district policy or federal funding.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
City officials and economic development professionals have claimed to have signed non-disclosure agreements with the company, limiting their ability to talk about the project publicly.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2026
Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Prices are holding, possibly because agreements were struck before the war, but new deals will likely see discounts, with buyers seeking cuts of up to 30%.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Few details have been made public about the filming because non-disclosure agreements remain in effect.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Wilson Mallard, Georgia Power’s director of renewable development, also took issue with the proposal to waive interconnection agreements for the devices.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Not all counties are pulling out of agreements, however.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
The decision means the department will no longer play a role in enforcing those agreements, which called for schools to take steps to comply with federal civil rights law.
—Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Goldberg said that the district is waiting to see if rescinding of these agreements will affect district policy or federal funding.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
City officials and economic development professionals have claimed to have signed non-disclosure agreements with the company, limiting their ability to talk about the project publicly.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreements
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With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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But the deals are done project by project, rather than via the older model of pacts that paid out millions in development funds and compensation over three or four years.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Brown told reporters the agreement with New Zealand didn’t affect his country’s other pacts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The singers’ buchi drone formed the core of the music’s harmonic language, which relied mostly on unisons, major seconds, and minor thirds.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
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But these acts of collective punishment cannot generally be prosecuted as war crimes under the Geneva Conventions, because the conventions apply only when there is armed conflict.—
Mark Weisbrot,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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There are also additional conventions banning the use of biological weapons (1972), certain conventional weapons (1980), chemical weapons (1993), anti-personnel mines (1997), and cluster munitions (2008).—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Apr. 2026
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So while OpenAI kicked off the generative AI boom with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, Anthropic may be best set up to win contracts from the biggest spenders.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Such contracts wind up costing more in the long run because of interest payments.—
Alexa St. John,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The understandings with Iran upon the cessation of hostilities, assuming there are some, must include safe and predictable transport through the strait for the world’s commerce.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Vincent suggests that companies harnessing the hype around smart tech also antagonized public (mis) understandings of the definitional nuances of artificial intelligence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Agreements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreements. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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